My name is Chase Pfendler, and I am a freshman in polymer and color chemistry at the College of Textiles.  I have used pre-law services, because I have an interest in intellectual property and patent law after I graduate. Thank you so much for your piece in the Technician. I am very upset that such a successful program and such an amazing person like Ms. Tetro are being cut. I wrote an email yesterday to the provost and will resend it daily until there is a change. I see no logic in how this cut is being made, especially when the importance and success of the program is stacked against other things that can be afforded. Even in a place as unlikely as the College of Textiles, we have people interested in law. The University will lose some of its best and brightest over this. As freshmen, we can’t even meet with Ms. Tetro until well into the spring semester, because the office is so bogged down. You’d think the services would be expanded. Hopefully the Provost and those responsible will realize the grave mistake they are making by cutting pre-law completely. Thank you very much for taking the time to be the voice of the students like me!

Chase Pfendler

freshman, polymer and color chemistry